Knife-scourer



No. 68,300. Patented Nov. I, [898. B. M. PEARNE. KNIFE scounzn'.

(Application filed Dec. 21, 1897.;

(No Model.)

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NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

BENJAMIN M. PEARNE, OF OXFORD, NEW YORK.

KNlFE-SCOURER.

$PECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 613,300, dated November 1, 1898.

Application filed December 21, 1897. Serial No. 662,793. (No model.)

To all whom/it may concern:

Be it known that I, BENJAMIN M. PEARNE, a citizen of the United States, residing at 0xford, in the county of Ohenango and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Knife Scourers and Sharpeners; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, forming a part of this specification.

This invention relates to improvements in knife scourers and sharpener-s, and has for its object to provide a simple, economical,

and efficient device for household use that may be employed for removing the rust or corrosion from knives and forks or similar articles and will furnish a convenient and useful knife-sharpener.

The invention consists in the general construction and arrangement of the parts to be hereinafter described and claimed.

Referring to the accompanying drawing, the figure illustrates my invention in perspective, showing a fork in position for scouring and a knife for sharpening.

A indicates the base upon which the mechanism is mounted, and consists of a square board out in any suitable size or form. Upon the upper surface of this base are two levers B and O, pivoted at their central points at a and b and arranged to lie substantially parallel to the base and to swing in a plane parallel therewith. At the end 0 of each lever there is a head d, and between these heads, rigidly mounted upon the base by any suitable means, is a block D, against which the heads engage, where they are normally held by owing to the pressure produced by the spring at the opposite end, a backward and-forward movement of the article will cause any corrosion or rust to be removed from the surface of the article being scoured. It will be evident that these engaging surfaces may be treated with any desired scouring material, although I prefer to employ leather, as herein shown and described.

For the convenience of operating my im= proved device the buttons F are secured to the under side of the base, at one end thereof, preferably that end upon which the scouring-block is secured, so that the board may be placed upon a table or bench and the ex tending ends of the buttons engaged beneath the edge thereof. Upon the upper surface of the board and at that end opposite the scouring-block I provide a knob G, by means of which the buttons are held against the edge of the table or bench while the operation of scouring or sharpening is being carried on. It will be evident, however, that other means equally efficient may be employed.

The knife-sharpener H consists of the metal plate e, secured to the base at any convenient point, and the vertically-extendin g steel pieces f 9, having their lower ends rigidly secured to said Vplate and from which they rise, form; ing a -shaped groove through which the knife to be sharpened is drawn. The construction and operation of this knife-sharpener are not thought to be new, but, in connection with the scouring device, provide a 0011- venient and useful implement.

It will be obvious that some slight modifications may be made in the general construction and arrangements of the parts as I have herein shown and described them without materially affecting the results, and I desire to have it understood that while I prefer this general arrangement I do not limit myself thereto.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is- In a scouring device, the combination of the base A, the levers B, C pivoted thereon, the heads 01 mounted upon the ends 0 of said le-- vers, the spring E engaging between the opposite ends of said levers, the block D be tween said heads and arranged to be engaged thereby, leather adapted to cover said heads In testimony whereof I affix my signature and block and to furnish scouring-surface, in presence of two Witnesses. buttons upon the under side of said base ar- T T ranged to engage the edge of a table or shelf, l LENJAMIL PEARAE' 5 and a knob G adapted to furnish means for \Vitnesses:

holding said device in position, substantially FREDK. A. MONEIL, as described. MAY VAN DUSEN. 

